1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1961): Dallas Cowboys

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Contents

• Week 1 Sunday September 17 1961 Dallas Cowboys
• Week 2 Sunday September 24 1961 New York Giants
• Week 3 Sunday October 1 1961 Los Angeles Rams
• Week 4 Sunday October 8 1961 Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 5 Sunday October 15 1961 Washington Redskins
• Week 6 Sunday October 22 1961 Cleveland Browns
• Week 7 Sunday October 29 1961 San Francisco 49ers
• Week 8 Sunday November 5 1961 Cleveland Browns
• Week 9 Sunday November 12 1961 Dallas Cowboys
• Week 10 Sunday November 19 1961 New York Giants
• Week 11 Sunday November 26 1961 St Louis Cardinals
• Week 12 Sunday December 3 1961 Philadelphia Eagles
• Week 13 Sunday December 10 1961 Washington Redskins
• Week 14 Sunday December 17 1961 St Louis Cardinals
• Standings
• References

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 23,500

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Dallas – Clarke 44 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)

Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 44 pass from Layne (Layne kick)

Dallas – FG Green 15

Dallas – Howton 45 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 12

Pittsburgh – Sample 39 interception return (Layne kick)

Dallas – Bieski 17 pass from Meredith (Green kick)

Dallas – FG Green 27

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1961): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 35,587

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Tracy kick)

New York Giants – Shofner 16 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)

New York Giants – FG Summerall 19

New York Giants – Morrison 5 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 4 pass from Layne (Tracy kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1961): Los Angeles Rams

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 40,070

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Los Angeles – Bratkowski 2 run (Villanueva kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 20 pass from Bukich (Layne kick)

Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 run (Layne kick)

Los Angeles – Phillips 15 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)

Los Angeles – Matson 96 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)

Los Angeles – FG Villanueva 15

Week 4 (Sunday October 8, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 60,671

Referee: George Rennix

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 23

PIttsburgh – Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)

Philadelphia – Retzlaff 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 13 pass from Bukich (kick failed)

Philadelphia – Retzlaff 2 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1961): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 15,072

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Carpenter 8 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 23 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 13

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1961): Cleveland Browns

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 29,266

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – FG Groza 24

Cleveland – Mitchell 6 run (Groza kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)

Cleveland – FG Groza 36

Cleveland – Mitchell 9 run (Groza kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)

Cleveland – Mitchell 18 run (Groza kick)

Cleveland – FG Groza 12

Pittsburgh – Dial 88 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1961): San Francisco 49ers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 21,686

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Johnson 30 run (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 16

San Francisco – Stickles 50 pass from Brodie (Davis kick)

San Francisco – FG Davis 20

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1961): Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 62,723

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Cleveland – J. Brown 3 run

Cleveland – FG Groza 27

Pittsburgh – Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10

Cleveland – FG Groza 37

Pittsburgh – Schnelker 26 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1961): Dallas Cowboys

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 17,519

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 28

Dallas – Perkins 11 run (Green kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 19

Pittsburgh – Dial 73 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Butler 71 interception (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bikich (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 47

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1961): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 62,592

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

New York Giants – Walton 9 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)

New York Giants – Gaiters 3 run (Summerall kick)

New York Giants – Webster 23 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)

New York Giants – Rote 20 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)

New York Giants – Rote 9 pass from Gaiters (Summerall kick)

Pittsburgh – Carpenter 13 pass from Hoak (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 3 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

New York Giants – Webster 32 run (Summerall kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 17,090

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

St. Louis – Norton 47 interception return (kick failed)

St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36

Pittsburgh – Schnelker 11 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Sample 55 punt return (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run (Michaels kick)

St. Louis – Crow 61 pass from Guglielmi (Conrad kick)

St. Louis – Norton 37 interception return (Conrad kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 21,653

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Philadelphia – Walston 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – Carpenter 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 37

Philadelphia – Lucas 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Philadelphia – Brown 66 punt return (Walston kick)

Pittsburgh – Johnson 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Schnelker 8 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Philadelphia – Brown 42 run (Walston kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1961): Washington Redskins

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 21,134

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh – Mack 10 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Washington – Dugan 9 pass from Snead (Aveni kick)

Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 42

Pittsburgh – Carpenter 40 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Pittsburgh – Mack 6 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)

Washington – Dugan 11 pass from Izo (Aveni kick)

Pittsburgh – Dial 5 pass from Layne (kick failed)

Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Game time:

Game weather:

Game attendance: 16,298

Referee:

TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)

St. Louis – Stacy 25 fumble run (kick failed)

St. Louis – Crow 15 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.